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What has surprised you most about your weight loss journey?
For me, I sometimes find that I'm under my minimum 1,200 calories and I'm not even hungry most of the time. I need to consciously have a snack to make sure that I at least hit that minimum. Of course this doesn't happen all the time (we all have those days we just want to eat our own hand). But when I started this journey…
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Have You Ever Done A Stupid/Fad Diet? What Happened?
When I was engaged, my then-fiance-now-husband and I were overweight. My mother pressured both of us to try a diet that her sister had done with big results. After about a month of pressure we finally gave in and did it. Here's my story: The diet was called the HCG diet. The idea behind it is that you take oral drops that…
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Venison
Alright all you hunters and hunting widows, spill! What's your favorite venison recipe? My hubby got his first deer a few weeks back and now I'm so excited to have as much venison as I want! I usually make a venison stew, but I'd like to branch out. Tonight I'm doing venison steaks with marinade. What's your go-to recipe?
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To Log or Not to Log...
Hi everyone! So I weighed myself this morning and saw that I'm down 2 pounds from yesterday! I'm unsure whether this is a true weight loss or a possible fluctuation because my TOM is coming up. I'm debating whether or not I should even log the 2 pound loss or if I should not count it. I understand that fluctuations happen,…
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My first big NSV!
So I was window shopping the other day and decided to try on this cute little black dress. I grabbed my usual size (18) and went to the dressing room. The woman working was very sweet and helpful and as I stepped out, we realized the dress was just a little too big for me. Not such a big deal as my size has sometimes…
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Chicken marinade
How do you guys log the marinade on chicken? Obviously you don't eat it all as a bunch of it is usually still in the bag when you pull the chicken out. Do you estimate? Guess? Not log it? Log it all anyway?
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Anyone else feeling blah today?
I'm not sure why, but I just feel like a total blob today. Maybe because I didn't get enough sleep. But it's making me want to binge eat and snack like crazy. I'm determined to not let it get to me. I'm munching on an orange to curb the cravings. I thought about working out today but I pushed pretty hard yesterday and have…
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So this is a little bit embarrassing...
So when I was stretching to work out yesterday I lost my balance and I'm pretty sure I pulled a muscle in my butt when I tipped over. At first I wasn't sure if it was a pull or a charlie horse so I tried stretching it out using some stretches one of the trainers showed me. When I got home I iced it (imagine how ridiculous…
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Canning
Does anyone else here can their own food? I started a few months ago and I'm absolutely loving it! It's so easy and a great way to save money and calories! For example... a whole pint of my homemade canned marinara is only 218 calories! I'd love to swap and share recipes if anyone else cans food. I'm always looking for new…
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What do you eat to fight a blah day?
I'm feeling really blah and don't have time to fit in a workout today to work my way out of the funk. I think I just didn't get enough sleep last night. What's your favorite food to put you in a better mood? I was thinking something rich in protein to up my energy levels and stick with me for the afternoon. Thoughts?
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Any Other Minnesotans Out There?
Shedding pounds in the North can be tough when it starts to get cold and you don't want to move. Personally I'm struggling with always wanting to make hot dish for dinner but that not being exactly healthy. What's your Minnesota quirk that you're struggling to overcome in your weight loss journey? Also, feel free to add me…
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Eating Healthy on the Cheap
Is it just me or does all the healthy stuff, including fruits and veggies seem way expensive? What's your favorite way to make healthy meals on the cheap? I can't be the only broke person on here trying to be healthy.
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Looking at getting a Fitbit and don't know where to start...
So I'm finally caving and looking into getting a Fitbit. I never really saw the point of one before as my phone has a pedometer in it and I always have my phone with me. But I'm starting to get more frustrated and I think a Fitbit is that best answer. But I have no idea where to start or what kind to get. Here's some info…
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What's Your Favorite Fast Meal?
My husband and I both work full time 8:00-5:00 jobs but 2 nights a week we also teach a class from 6:00-10:30. Getting in a fast, healthy meal that actually feels like a hearty dinner is tough. Neither of us are huge fans of salads, so that makes it a bit tougher. What's everyone's favorite fast healthy meal?
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Back after a long hiatus and feeling intimidated
Hi everyone! I started using MFP, working out, and watching what I eat around January and I was doing really well! I lost around 15 pounds by March. But then my work had an unexpected jump in jobs that kept all of us travelling for weeks at a time. Because of the nature of the work, we weren't allowed to bring food to the…
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Cize Dance Workout
I take classes at my gym and they're starting the Cize program this Saturday. I'm really excited to start, but I just looked in the fitness log and it's not in there. Does anybody know what's comparable or about how many calories are burned during an hour? I don't have a fitbit or anything similar so I'm relying on logging…
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How to get back on track after a bad week
I'm a Hazmat spill responder by trade and I spent all last week out on a site. 14 hours a day was dedicated to cleaning up the spill. Lunch breaks were non-existent unless you brought along granola bars or someone ran to the local fast food joint and brought back burgers. Granted, we were getting a lot of exercise and I…
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What's your favorite fast, healthy meal?
I'm looking for ideas for fast healthy meals. By "fast" I mean, prepared and eaten within an hour. Preferably not salads (long story, but I'm allergic to lettuce and don't particularly like it anyway). Meal planning and pre-preparing meals is always an option, but what do you guys do for those "oh crap, I need to make…
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How much does sodium affect weight fluctuations?
Hi all! I've been back on track for almost 2 months now and I'm down almost 10 pounds! I'm loving the changes I'm seeing and feeling. But I weighed myself this morning and was a little sad. I'll admit, I've been struggling the past few days as work has been keeping me on the road and I have to eat out a lot. This tends to…
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Sugar
Hi all! I noticed something in my daily food entry that's been bugging me. My sugar intake. I normally don't have a problem with eating too much candy, etc. My problem lies in the fact that an apple has almost as much sugar as a candy bar. Now here's my problem... With natural sugars vs processed sugars, do you still count…
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A (maybe not so) Revolutionary Idea!
Hi guys! I work at a job that sometimes requires me to travel and eat out a lot. This can make healthy eating choices difficult sometimes. Especially when you go out to eat and order a meal and get the dreaded "choice of potato" so you're stuck with fries or a baked potato that you will inevitably cover in butter and sour…
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Supplements?
So I have a dirty secret to confess... I hate most vegetables. I know, feel free to shun me. I try to get in as many as possible, but I don't want to eat something I don't enjoy. I stay under my calorie count, hit the gym, and I don't feel like I'm starving for lack of food. My concern is that I may be missing out on some…
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Sodium!
Hi all! I'm craving sodium today like my life depends on it! I think it might be because I've had to eat high sodium foods the past several days for lack of other options and now my body just wants it. How do you guys fight these? Are there any foods you have to "trick" your body into thinking you're enjoying a salty…
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On the go job has me feeling defeated
Hi everyone. So to understand this post, I need to tell you a bit about my job. I'm an Environmental Consultant who frequently responds to hazardous materials spills. These calls come in any time day or night and I need to be ready to leave at a moment's notice. Sometimes the calls happen a couple times a day and sometimes…
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Need low everything meal ideas
So, as part of trying to enjoy a healthier lifestyle in general and make it stick, I'm not going to deprive myself of ever enjoying the occasional junkie food. I just budget for it with the rest of my day. Here lies my dilemma... My husband and I sometimes go out for chicken wings at a local bar with friends. On those…
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Too Much Water?
So I was looking into how much water I should be drinking everyday and I was told about a formula to figure it out. Take half of your current weight and that's how many ounces of water you should be drinking everyday. Ok, that didn't sound too bad. When I put that into liters, however, it seemed like a lot. With my current…
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Restarting after falling off the bandwagon and desperately need motivation!
Hello! My name is Kayla. My husband and I joined MFP before our wedding to lose weight. Our lives were very hectic immediately after the wedding and we both fell off the bandwagon. I gained back all the weight that I lost and now I feel like the amount I want to lose is too staggering to comprehend. Any support would be…
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Need food advice!
So I'm finding that with my food diary, I'm usually high in sodium and carbs, but low in protein. Anyone have an suggestions for something I can add for a snack that's high in protein but low in salt and carbs? I live in a rural area so it's usually very hard to find what would typically be considered gourmet or exotic…
